Patents by Inventor Lester H. Rabe

Lester H. Rabe has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4223808
    Abstract: A readily refillable dispensing device for dispensing liquids and other fluids without a use of gaseous propellants includes an outer casing having an aerosol valve assembly, a refill assembly which is received within the outer case and an end cap. The refill assembly includes a rigid cylindrical sleeve, a piston slidably received within the cylindrical sleeve, a rubber wiper seal, and a coil spring for biasing the piston towards an upper portion of the refill assembly. The piston includes at least one depending lock hook which releasably engages a lower sleeve closure of the cylindrical sleeve. The piston is released from the lower sleeve closure by threading the bottom cap onto the outer case. A cam of the bottom cap urges the at least one depending lock hook out of engagement with the lower sleeve closure. The wiper seal is preferably made of a resilient material such as rubber or neoprene and effectively seals an interior chamber of the refill assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1978
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1980
    Assignee: Spray Safe Company, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Williams, Lester H. Rabe